29 art shows you need to see on Staten Island: 'Stardust' to 'Soundscapes'

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Contrary to some persistent rumors, this borough is not a cultural wasteland just waiting around to be discovered when the Wheel starts turning. Check out these diverse bursts of bona fide culture:

An exhibition celebrating the past seven years of Staten Island Arts’s LUMEN Festival; featuring video, sound art, performance art, and ephemera from past festival participants and honor the artistic genres that the festival highlights. LUMEN8 pays homage to this annual festival, pulling select work from the past seven years alongside single-channel video works submitted to Staten Island Arts through an open call.

(Staten Island Advance)

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A NIGHT OF SOUNDSCAPES: Staten Island ArtsSpace

Look for more about this event next week on SILive.com. Until then, here's the official word:

The Moon’s shadow will have just crossed the continental United States on Aug. 21, creating a coast-to-coast total solar eclipse visible to millions. As eclipse totality nears one may experience strange things – a resemblance to the onset of night, though not exactly; shadows look different; breezes dissipate and birds stop chirping; unusual quiet abounds.

Celebrate this historic scientific event by "breaking silence and immersing yourself in an avant-guarde electronic experiment and soundscape with accompanying drums."